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Indian Knowledge Systems and the Ethics of Leadership in Governance

Author(s) Bhavishya Mathur
Country India
Abstract Indian Knowledge Systems provide a strong ethical context for leadership and governance; linking authority to responsibility, power to restraint and administration to public welfare. Indian traditions emphasize moral self-control as the core of leadership, whereas procedural theories of governance are more concerned with law, efficiency, and institutional structures. Ideas of dharma, rajadharma, lokasangraha, nishkama karma, satya, ahimsa and sarvodaya help to articulate the responsibilities of rulers, administration and public institutions. The present paper looks at the role of Indian Knowledge Systems in the current discussions on ethical leadership in governance. It is based on classical text like Bhagavad Gita, Arthashastra, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, political ethics of Buddhism, Gandhian thought, good governance, sustainable development, and responsible technology as modern governance models. The paper suggests that Indian Knowledge Systems do not oppose modern democratic governance but rather can enrich it by its main focus on moral character, social justice, accountability, welfare of the citizens, ecological responsibility and service without selfishness. Meanwhile, the paper acknowledges the importance of critical interpretation, so as to ensure that the traditional concepts are not employed to legitimate hierarchy, exclusion or authoritarianism. The study ends with the proposal that Indian Knowledge Systems could help implement a value-based governance framework that is ethical, inclusive, participative and culturally indigenous.
Keywords Indian Knowledge Systems, ethical leadership, governance, dharma, rajadharma, Arthashastra, Bhagavad Gita, public administration, good governance, NEP 2020
Published In Volume 17, Issue 7, July 2026
Published On 2026-07-07
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